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Nine-disc set includes Scarface (1983)Al Pacino is riveting in the title role of this ultra-violent, controversial updating of the '30s gangster classic. He's Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who joins his friend Manny (Steven Bauer) in the world of crime that makes him the cocaine king of Miami, eliminating his Colombian counterparts when they refuse to give him a bigger role in their operation. Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia also star; Brian de Palma directs Oliver Stone's script. 170 min. C/Rtg R Goodfellas (1990)Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book InchWiseguy,Inch Martin Scorsese's violent and darkly funny gangster epic chronicles 25 years in the Mafia with real-life mobster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). The film depicts Hill's rise through the ranks of the Lucchese crime family, his relationship with wife Karen (Lorraine Bracco), his involvement in the infamous Lufthansa heist, his drug-dealing in the 1970s, and more. With Robert de Niro, Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Joe Pesci, and Paul Sorvino. 146 min. C/Rtg R Carlito's Way (1993)Knockout gangster yarn from Brian DePalma starring Al Pacino as Hispanic drug dealer Carlito Brigante, who runs into all sorts of trouble when he's released from prison and tries to go straight, operating a disco club in New York in the 1970s. Sean Penn is his coked-out lawyer compadre and Penelope Ann Miller is the exotic dancer he loves. With John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn. 145 min. C/Rtg R Casino (1995)Martin Scorsese's sprawling Las Vegas saga stars Robert de Niro as Mob-appointed casino honcho Sam InchAceInch Rothenstein. Sam finds success operating the Tangiers Casino for the Chicago Outfit organized crime syndicate, but it could all come crashing down due to childhood pal Nicky's (Joe Pesci) violent tendencies, and hustler wife Ginger's (Sharon Stone) out-of-control cocaine
